While I’ve moved away from Cloquet, the Frank Lloyd Wright gas station will always have a special place in my heart. It sticks out from the rest of the buildings in town — but not in a bad way. It has a unique, irreplaceable look to it — and still draws in tourists more than 50 years after its construction. It’s also the *only* service station Wright ever designed. It looks impossible… meaning, it looks as though it shouldn’t be able to stand — thanks to the crazy way it’s constructed. An awesome bit of architecture in a tiny, unassuming town. What more could you ask for?

Indeed! And here’s Sarah Johnson’s nomination:

My parents have a cabin on Lake Vermilion so I pass it on the way “up north” and it never ceases to amaze me as an unexpected find in such a small town. I’ve stopped there numerous times as it’s still a functioning full service gas station but I’ve never learned what drew Frank Lloyd Wright to Cloquet? And why did he decide to design a gas station there? Maybe someday when I’m a woman of leisure I’ll have a chance to look into it.

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I used to go to the gas station for a walk with my grandmother and she would rest and let me play up in the lounge area when I was about 4 years old! I am now 57 years old but no longer reside in Cloquet I have many good memories when I see the gas station on visits.